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As Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter suggests, caregiving is a universal proposition that almost every human will face at some point in their lifetime (Carter and Golant, Helping someone with mental illness: a compassionate guide for family, friends, and caregivers. Three Rivers, New York, 1999; Carter et al., Within our reach: ending the mental health crisis. Rodale, New York, 2010). While caregiving—providing care for an individual with special needs or illnesses—is most often a selfless act of love, the process involves deep personal commitment to situations with great variety, and for some, it also demands incredible personal sacrifice.
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Talley, R., Fricchione, G., Druss, B. (2014). Introduction: Caregiving to Promote Mental Health and Prevent Mental Illness. In: Talley, R., Fricchione, G., Druss, B. (eds) The Challenges of Mental Health Caregiving. Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8791-3_1
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